Name Elena of | ||
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Children Irene Doukaina Laskarina, John IV Laskaris Parents Anna Maria of Hungary, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria Grandparents Andrew II of Hungary, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Gertrude of Merania, Elena-Evgenia, wife of Ivan Asen I Great-grandparents Bela III of Hungary, Agnes of Antioch, Berthold, Duke of Merania, Agnes of Rochlitz Similar People Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, John IV Laskaris, Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, John III Doukas Vatatzes | ||
Elena of Bulgaria was an empress consort of Nicaea, married to Theodore II Laskaris (r. 1254–1258). She was daughter of Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Asen II and Anna Maria of Hungary.
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Life
Elena was the sister of emperor Kaliman I of Bulgaria and princess Tamara of Bulgaria. Her maternal grandparents were king Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. On the paternal side, Emperor Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria and Elena of Bulgaria.
She was betrothed to Baldwin II of Courtenay, the last Latin emperor before marrying Theodore.
Her husband died in 1258 and their son, John IV Laskaris, who was only seven years old, became emperor.
Family
Elena and Theodore had three children:
References
Elena Asenina of Bulgaria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA